The Kingdom Holding Company (KHC; ) is a Saudi conglomerate

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, based in

Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...

. The KHC is a

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on the Tadāwul (Saudi stock exchange). The KHC consists of a team of experienced investment specialists directed by its founder and chairman, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal and chief executive officer, Eng. Talal Ibrahim Al Maiman. The company's main investment interests are in the areas of

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, real estate,

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and

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and

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Present investments

Present investments include: * Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Canada-based) (owns 23.75% with Cascade Investment, LLC, and others) * Fairmont Raffles Swissotel (minority ownership with

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) * Hotel George V (100%) (France) * KADCO Egypt (100%) (Egypt) * Kingdom Hospital-Consulting Clinics (100%) (Saudi Arabia) * Kingdom Hotels Investments (100%) (Saudi Arabia) * Kingdom Schools (100%) (Saudi Arabia) * Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (100%) (Lebanon) *

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(US) * Flynas (33%) (Saudi Arabia) * National Industrialization Company (100%) (Saudi Arabia) *

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(), the Arab world's largest entertainment company (100%) (Saudi Arabia) * xAI (minority stake)

Past investments

Past investments include: *

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(US / 6% minority stake, sold in 2017) * 360buy (China / now publicly traded as JD.com) *

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(US) * AOL /

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(US) * Euro Disney S.A.S. (France / now owned by The Walt Disney Company on a 87.15%) * Ford (US) *

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(US) * Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts (Switzerland / 33% minority stake, sold in 2018 to

) *

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(US) * Priceline.com (US) *

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(US) * The Savola Group (Saudi Arabia) * Saks Incorporated (US) *

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, Saudi American Bank (US) *

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(US) * X Corp. (US / minority stake, now owned by xAI)

Other involvements

The company is known for hiring the first Saudi female commercial pilot, Captain Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, who trained at the Mideast Aviation Academy in Jordan. It is the owner of and was the lead developer of the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Kingdom Holding is an active investor in

sub-saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...

through Kingdom Africa Management, a private equity firm and subsidiary based in South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria. Kingdom Africa is run by J. Kofi Bucknor and focuses on growth equity investments. In 2007, the company committed to purchasing an

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"Flying Palace" for $485 million, however according to the Kingdom Holding's chief financial officer the plane has been sold. In April 2010, the company sold part of its stake in Raffles Holdings International in a deal worth about $847 million to a group of investors, including an affiliate of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund. In August 2011, the company announced plans for the construction of

Jeddah Tower Jeddah Tower or Burj Jeddah (, ) is a skyscraper under-construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the first building and would be the world's tallest building or structure upon completion, standing taller than the Burj Khali ...

, one of the tallest buildings in the world.

References

External links

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